The “Jazz in the Afternoon” sessions series, featuring some of NYC’s best musicians, returns for another memorable event with Memo Acevedo and his daughter Jacquelene Acevedo, as they present their 10-piece band, Manhattan Bridges Orchestra.

Memo and Jacquelene have generated a great deal of buzz around the world, and now they bring their music to Midtown for a FREE “Jazz in the Afternoon” session, with any contributions collected going to support musicians in need through Local 802 Musicians’ Emergency Relief Fund.

On drums and percussion, Memo combines the diversity of Latin styles with the classic sound of bebop, a mixture that he calls “global jazz.” Memo has performed with major artists and bands, including his mentor, the late Tito Puente, as well as Stephen Stills, Tom Scott, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Dave Valentin, Joss Stone, Frankie Valli, Moacir Santos, Mark Murphy, Cachao, Irakere and Klimax, and many others.